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Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

bcherry01 — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:51:50 GMT

Have you ever cooked beef that turned out tough and then used a slow cooker to have the meat as left over? Did it tenderize it at all?

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

RedTop — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:58:26 GMT

Yes, I have taken tough roast beef, put it in the pressure cooker to cook for 5-10 minutes with onions, potatoes, and beef broth, and got more tender meat for beef stew.

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

Kachina624 — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:03:33 GMT

I'd chop it up in my Vitamix or a food processor, mix with a little mayo and some chili sauce and use it as a sandwich spread.

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

x Hedge — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:06:17 GMT

@bcherry01

It's the cut of beef that makes it either become tougher or more tender with increased cooking time.

If it's a cut that only gets tougher, and its already tough, I wouldn't cook it any more.

I'd shred it or slice it so thinly it doesn't require much chewing.

I did this with tough roast pork.

Wrapped it and put it in the freezer until semi-frozen. Then sliced it soooo thin on a mandolin slicer.

Piled it on a bun with horseradish & BBQ sauce.

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

granddi — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:39:25 GMT

I just chop in up and make a version of stroganoff. Use Cream Mushroom, onions, beef broth and pour over rice or noodles.

Or chop finely and heat with BarBQue sauce for chopped beef sandwichs.

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

Mistreatedbycs — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:41:11 GMT

@bcherry01 Slow cooker will not help you. You needed to start with a slow cooker if you bought let's say a rump roast.

I agree with the other ladies, how about chopping it up small and making a batch of chili?

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

godi — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 21:01:22 GMT

I think the damage is done, the crockpot can't change that. I agree with @Kachina624 make sandwich spread.

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

bcherry01 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:53:12 GMT

Just so you all know what the outcome was, I used a slow cooker and cooked on high for about 3 hours and it really tenderized the meat and dinner turned out good.

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

wagirl — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:11:50 GMT

OH--- I just did that very thing---had a beautiful flap steak--kind of like a flank steak---marinated it over night then put it in my airfryer---OMG---so tough!! thought it was a sirloin---- I sliced it thin and then stir fried it for a bit and ended up with a very nice meal-----need to read the labels a little more carefully!!!

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

ECBG — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 21:02:36 GMT

Yes. I add beef broth and a splash of wine, add fresh mushrooms and onions.

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

Toppers3 — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 03:50:06 GMT

@bcherry01 wrote:
Just so you all know what the outcome was, I used a slow cooker and cooked on high for about 3 hours and it really tenderized the meat and dinner turned out good.

Mmm..!

Sounds yummy!

What I learned to do from my maternal Gramma was to use any kind of tough beef in soup--just make a pot of veggie beef soup out of it.

You'll be slow cooking it this way, too.

Re: Reheating Tough Steak in a Slow Cooker

depglass — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:04:31 GMT

Yes, I've tenderized a tough piece of meat, even pork chops, by putting in a slow cooker. Or I've done it on the stove top for a couple hours, much faster. Today's meat is not the meat of my youth, as a 12 year old I was starting dinner for my working mom. We frequently had pork chops and they always turned out great just by browning and cooking through.